Google is rolling out two new AI-powered security features to Pixel 6 or newer devices. One observes call patterns to notify users about potential scammers on the default Phone app, and the other scans apps for malware and notifies users about live threats via Google Play Protect.

One of the Gemini AI-powered features Google introduced at I/O this year was a solution for never-ending scam calls. It has the capability to detect whether a call is suspicious while it's still ongoing and can alert you so that you could drop the call as soon as possible.

Google is adding a new AI-powered scam protection feature that monitors phone call conversations on Google Pixel devices to detect patterns that warn when the caller may be a scammer.

Scammers steal nearly $1 trillion annually, and most of it is through phone call fraud. With scammers becoming more sophisticated and harder to identify, Google's new Scam Detection will scan phone calls in real-time to protect users from fraud before it can occur.

Google has announced two new AI-powered security features for Pixel phones. The first is Scam Detection, which protects you in real-time during phone calls. The second is live threat detection in Google Play Protect, which guards users from malware and unsafe apps in real-time.

Google said the new Scam Detection feature uses on-device AI to notify users if it detects a potential scam call. The feature detects conversation patterns commonly associated with scams and sends audio and haptic alerts, along with visual notifications, in real time if an ongoing call appears to be a scam.

Scam calls are incredibly common, but Google has a new plan to detect them in real time using on-device AI models. It's coming first to Google Pixel phones.

Google has begun rolling out its Scammer Detection and Google Play Protect features, which were first announced at its annual developer conference this May. The tools are first available in beta for Pixel 6 and newer devices in the US for English-speaking users. They will later expand to other regions and include more Android devices.

Earlier this year in July, some reports hinted that Google was working on a feature to identify potential scams during calls by analyzing the conversation. Fast forward to today, Google is rolling out live Scam Detection to public beta users on select Google Pixel phones.